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1page.title=Building Your First App
2page.metaDescription=If you're new to Android app development, this where you should begin. This series of lessons shows you how to create a new project, build a simple app, and run it on a device or emulator.
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14<h2>Dependencies and prerequisites</h2> 
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16<ul>
17  <li>Android 1.6 or higher</li>
18  <li><a href="http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html">Android SDK</a></li>
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24<p>Welcome to Android application development!</p> 
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26<p>This class teaches you how to build your first Android app. You’ll learn how to create an Android
27project and run a debuggable version of the app. You'll also learn some fundamentals of Android app
28design, including how to build a simple user interface and handle user input.</p>
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30<p>Before you start this class, be sure that you have your development environment set up. You need
31to:</p>
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33  <li>Download the Android SDK Starter Package.</li>
34  <li>Install the ADT plugin for Eclipse (if you’ll use the Eclipse IDE).</li>
35  <li>Download the latest SDK tools and platforms using the SDK Manager.</li>
36</ol>
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38<p>If you haven't already done this setup, read <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/installing/index.html">Installing
39the SDK</a>. Once you've finished the setup, you're ready to begin this class.</p>
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41<p>This class uses a tutorial format that incrementally builds a small Android app in order to teach
42you some fundamental concepts about Android development, so it's important that you follow each
43step.</p>
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45<p><strong><a href="creating-project.html">Start the first lesson &rsaquo;</a></strong></p>
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48<h2>Lessons</h2> 
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50<dl> 
51  <dt><b><a href="creating-project.html">Creating an Android Project</a></b></dt> 
52    <dd>Shows how to create a project for an Android app, which includes a set of default
53app files.</dd> 
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55  <dt><b><a href="running-app.html">Running Your Application</a></b></dt> 
56    <dd>Shows how to run your app on an Android-powered device or the Android
57emulator.</dd>
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59  <dt><b><a href="building-ui.html">Building a Simple User Interface</a></b></dt> 
60    <dd>Shows how to create a new user interface using an XML file.</dd>
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62  <dt><b><a href="starting-activity.html">Starting Another Activity</a></b></dt>
63    <dd>Shows how to respond to a button press, start another activity, send it some
64data, then receive the data in the subsequent activity.</dd>
65</dl> 
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